From Slate Magazine · · 30s
Slate Pears Game 428
Slate adds 'yoyo' to Pears after player's plea.
In brief
Slate adds 'yoyo' to Pears after player's plea. Slate Pears includes 'yoyo' without hyphen after player's email explaining its historical spelling. Originally reported by Slate Magazine.
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Yoyo Addition
Slate adds yoyo after player's email explaining its historical spelling without hyphen.
“I love Pears, but every time both the letters “Y” and “O” are included in the green circle, it grates on my last nerve”
Historical Context
Donald F. Duncan used hyphen in 1920s, Cheerio Toy Company tested yoyo without hyphen.
Here's the gist
Slate Pears includes 'yoyo' without hyphen after player's email explaining its historical spelling.